The head coach of Dynamo Kyiv, Alexander Khatskevich, commented on the match of the 1/8 Cup final of Ukraine against the second-hand Mynaya.
According to the white-blue mentor, his team approached this meeting with the utmost seriousness. In addition, Khatskevich noted that the rotation of the composition was necessary, because there are still a lot of fights ahead.
"Cup games are always unpredictable. The hosts had good support, but we completed the task to go further.. In the first half, they gave the team the chance to rejoice. In the second half, scored beautiful goals and brought the matter to victory.
Rotation was, of course - 12-13-13 people cannot pull the whole season, because the schedule is quite serious. There was no disrespect for the opposing team. The merit of the “Mynaya” team is very big, which we failed to do in the first half.
Mynay is a nice team with experienced footballers who provide experience to younger.
It was evident that already at the end of the first half they were functionally hooked.. Our intensity was higher. It was nice to play in such a beautiful stadium with so many spectators, "Khatskevich said at the post-match press conference.
Note that “Dinamo”, despite the fact that it missed first, still beat “Mynay” with a score of 3: 1 and, as a result, made it to the quarterfinals of the national cup.
The next match of the vice-champion of Ukraine will hold on November 3 in Kharkov against the Donetsk “Shakhtar”.